Minnesota's ABCD project has offered trainings, and continues to do so, for primary care providers, children's mental health professionals, early childhood family educators, early intervention specialists, early childhood special education providers; nurses, home visitors, and train-the-trainers. The project trained mental health providers and early childhood professionals on the DC: 0-3 system and the crosswalk and worked to increase the number of providers certified to provide the Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) benefit.

This section contains resources for "Improving Quality" developed by Minnesota.

• Building Strong Foundations: Promoting the Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers within a cultural context
  Antonia Wilcoxon. (Minnesota Department of Human Services, 2006). This powerpoint presentation outlines and promotes the healthy social-emotional development of infants and toddlers within a cultural context
  Antonia Cultural Connections.ppt

• Introduction to the DC: 0-3™ - Diagnosing Mental Health and Developmental Disorders in Very Young Children
  Minnesota ABCD Project. (April 26, 2005). This interactive workshop introduces mental health practitioners and other interested professionals to a cutting edge system for diagnosing emotional and developmental disorders of very young children. This system, developed by ZERO TO THREE with a diverse task force of infant mental health clinicians and researchers takes into account the unique sensory, developmental, and relational needs of very young children.
  TrainingWorkshopI.doc

• C&TC Screening Components Standards and Guidelines
  Minnesota Department of Human Services (November 2006). Available online at: http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4813A-ENG. This document identifes the required standards for C&TC (Child and Teen Checkups) components, and guidelines to assist providers with C&TC documentation. It clarifies that the use of a standardized tool is required for EPSDT screens (see page 5).
  C&TC Screening Components Standards and Guidelines

• Partners and Providers Page, MHCP Provider Manual, Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)
  This section of the Minnesota Health Care Programs Manual details the CTSS program, including eligibility requirements and covered services. Minnesota improved program coverage by creating CTSS, which provides mental health services to children with an emotional disturbance.
  Partners and Providers Page, MHCP Provider Manual, Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)

• Ideas for ways to introduce the Promoting Health Development Parental Surveys of well-child visits
  Minnesota ABCD Screening Academy Project (2008). Informational list of suggested descriptive phrases to prompt providers to promote participation in parent survey of well-child visits. Included in well-child survey packet sent to providers.
  MN Attachment II - Survey Introduction_MN.doc

• Minnesota's letter to Healthy Development Collaborators introducing parent surveys of well-child visits
  Minnesota ABCD Screening Academy Project (2008). Letter to participating practices introducing the surveys for parents of newborn up to 6-year-old child brought in for a well-child visit Included in well-child survey packet sent to providers.
  MN Attachment I - Letter to accompany surveys_MN.doc